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major league

noun

Definition of major league

as in big(s)

the highest level of a field of endeavor when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues

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Recent Examples of major league Rumfield hit a one-out triple off Hancel Rincon, who was making his major league debut, and scored on a wild pitch. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Minor-league games will continue even during a major league lockout. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 The Nationals called up Morales and Simpson before the game, with major league rosters expanding from 26 to 28. — Noah Trister, AJC.com, 2 Sep. 2026 For Austin, the league has a chance to be the first of the four major leagues to set up shop there, a strategy that worked well in Las Vegas. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for major league

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big time

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The brand’s universal approach has paid off big time in terms of marketing and brand image.

— Ava Welsing-Kitcher, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026
Second, interest rates have famously spiked big time in the past year.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

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